January 7, 2015
Debt collection is the top complaint the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received since September 2013. Out of all debt types, medical collections make up 52 percent of collection accounts on credit reports, far outpacing all other types of debt.
January 5, 2015
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a new special report, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 Extends Many Tax Breaks Through 2014 and Provides for New Tax-Favored “ABLE” Accounts for Disabled Individuals. The report looks at the year-end tax package
December 18, 2014
As the new year begins, many managers find themselves evaluating their departments and assessing ways to do things better, faster and cheaper. If fostering an innovative culture is a priority for your company, you’re not alone. Many public accounting firm
December 17, 2014
There was no Cyber-Monday this year, and in truth no Black Friday. Instead, retailers hosted a minor level of price cuts in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, a means of testing the waters. That text wax only moderately successful, which is good ...
December 17, 2014
From tracking outgoing inventory to determining a company's deductions for charitable donations, accountants "have an app for that." Which tech tools are most useful to the modern-day accountant?
December 15, 2014
Want to turn off a potential Silicon Valley client? Bring a traditional, labor-based approach to providing accounting services to an entrepreneur whose sole mission is to disrupt traditional approaches to the market they’re in.
December 12, 2014
Bill.com has released its new Fast Pay service, which enables small businesses to pay and get paid faster, allowing precise cash flow management. Traditionally, checks and other payments take anywhere from four to ten days to be processed and delivered.
December 5, 2014
Designed for accounting and law firms, ImagineTime is a desktop or server-based, full-featured time management and billing system for firms seeking multiple timesheet data entry options ...
December 5, 2014
The Chrometa time and billing system provides good tools for managing staff and team tasking, including projects. The system offers users the ability to log the applications and documents they have accessed during a given time period, which can then ...
December 5, 2014
BQE Software offers time management, billing and client communication solutions tailored to the specific needs of a variety of professional services firms, including tax and accounting practices. The company’s BillQuick system is geared ...
December 5, 2014
Practice Relief is a web-based time and billing solution designed for tax and accounting firms. It can be used as a stand-alone program, or as an integrated part of the also web-based Power Practice system. The suite includes options for client ...
December 5, 2014
Over the past several years, two major factors have significantly changed the way many firms operate, both internally as well as how they interact with their clients. The internet, of course, has something to do with this, but it is more in the way ...